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Between 2008 and 2015, groups of engineers at Volkswagen repeatedly faked car-engine emissions levels during laboratory tests. Engineers manipulated the vehicles to release pollutants at low levels in the lab so they could meet emissions standards in the U.S. and
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Within days of Volkswagen’s admission in September 2015 that it purposely installed software on diesel vehicles to deceive regulators during vehicle emissions tests, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned its attention elsewhere to one of America’s own car companies—Fiat Chrysler.
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The Volkswagen emissions scandal, often referred to as the dieselgate scandal, began in September 2015 when it emerged that the car giant had installed devices into its vehicles to rig its pollution emissions data. While the scandal initially appeared to
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Volkswagen deceived British car buyers by falsifying the green credentials of its vehicles, lawyers will argue this week, as a compensation claim linked to the German firm’s “dieselgate” emissions scandal reaches the high court. More than 90,000 claimants are seeking
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VW was caught using illegal software to cheat pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel and numerous court cases around the world that have so far cost the German company billions of euros. Keystone / A3929/_julian Stratenschulte
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Wolfgang Schäfer’s tenure as chief financial officer of German automotive technology company and tyre maker Continental ended abruptly on Wednesday amidst ongoing investigations into the supply of illegal defeat devices for diesel engines, but he’s not the only former Continental
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FILE A technician fixes a VW sign in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen’s electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register VW says fulfilled obligations,
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During an extraordinary meeting held yesterday, the Continental AG Supervisory Board agreed to mutually terminate Wolfgang Schäfer’s appointment as chief financial officer and member of the company’s Executive Board, effective immediately. Continental states that Schäfer’s departure from the company is
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German car parts supplier Continental has parted company with its chief financial officer with immediate effect after becoming aware of “shortcomings” in an internal investigation relating to the 2015 diesel emissions scandal. Wolfgang Schäfer, who had been in his role
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By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (November 17, 2021, 4:45 PM GMT) — Auto giants Daimler and Mercedes are facing claims from another 12,000 car owners in the English courts for allegedly misleading consumers about excessive carbon emissions from their diesel cars. About
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